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Feb 2019
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Liver Transplant

THOMAS WATCHMAN
About this episode

In this episode I cover liver transplants.

If you want to follow along with written notes on liver transplants go to zerotofinals.com/livertransplant or find the gastroenterology section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the types of liver transplant, indications, contraindications, liver transplant surgery and the post transplantation care.

The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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